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Medical Coding Schools
In New Jersey

In New Jersey, there are 8 accredited schools where medical coding classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the medical coding academic community in New Jersey, and the future trends in medical coding training at the medical coding certificate level.

Statistics

Professional Trends

New Jersey Vs. National Medical Coding Employment

Of all of the medical coding professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in New Jersey state.

Employment Growth for Medical coding professionals In New Jersey

2,130

1,960

2,160

2,090

1,950

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Yellow: Actual Values

In New Jersey, medical coding is a shrinking field. There were 180 less medical coding professionals working in New Jersey in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of medical coding has shrunk by 8% in New Jersey. This is faster than the trend for medical coding professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of medical coding professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.

Medical Coding VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey

$40,230

$42,600

$44,470

$45,750

$47,050

$50,031

$52,191

$53,328

$54,026

$55,877

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Medical Coding

Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of medical coding professionals is declining, the salaries paid to medical coding professionals are increasing in New Jersey. Medical coding professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $40,230 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,050 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Medical coding professionals in New Jersey

10th percentile

$28,110

25th percentile

$35,440

50th percentile

$46,330

75th percentile

$57,890

90th percentile

$67,900

This represents a 14% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of New Jersey, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of medical coding. The pay differential between the highest paid medical coding professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 142%

Average Salaries for Medical coding professionals and related professions in New Jersey

Health Information

$47,050

Health Information Management

$76,960

Medical Billing

$47,050

Medical Coding

$47,050

Medical coding professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Medical Coding programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey

associate

0

bachelor

0

master

0

doctor

0

Certificate

8

Total

8

As the number of medical coding professionals is decreasing in New Jersey state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited medical coding schools in New Jersey state is increasing. In New Jersey, there were 123 graduates in 2006. And there were 194 graduates from medical coding courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 58% percent increase in the number of medical coding school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey. 100% of these graduates received an undergraduate certificate in medical coding.

Medical Coding Faculty Salaries in New Jersey

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growth in the field of medical coding academia and faculty salaries in New Jersey. If you are involved in teaching medical coding courses to students at the certificate in medical coding level, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future medical coding faculty in New Jersey. A summary of the information we have collected thus far will appear once you submit your information.